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163 F.3d 749 (2d Cir. 1998) US Court of Appeals 1998 Student sued school district, school board, assistant superintendent, and teacher under Title IX and § 1983 for alleged sexual harassment by fellow students while plaintiff was in the sixth grade. The court held, inter alia, that: (1) school officials have qualified immunity because the […]

119 S.Ct. 1661 1999 DISCRIMINATION Reversed an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision and held that a school board can be liable under Title IX in cases of student-on-student sexual harassment when the recipient of federal funds acts with deliberate indifference to known acts of harassment in its programs or activites. The plaintiff must […]